Driver killed in Pauma Valley crash

PAUMA VALLEY -- A driver was killed and her passenger injured
Sunday afternoon when her vehicle veered off Highway 76, the
California Highway Patrol reported.

The crash occurred at about 2:15 p.m., when the vehicle, a Chevy
Camaro, went off the roadway just east of Valley Center Road and
overturned after hitting a power pole and sign, CHP officer Richard
Creighton said. The crash sheared off the pole, the highway patrol
reported.

Both victims were taken to Palomar Medical Center, the driver by
Mercy Air helicopter and the passenger by ambulance, Rincon fire
engineer Kevin Cox said.